counterattacks

variants or counter-attacks
plural of counterattack
as in attacks
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack suddenly the tide of battle turned, and the rebels, who had been falling back, made a furious counterattack

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Recent Examples of counterattacks But in the Oscar race, momentum invites counterattacks. Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025 And yet, these counterattacks may be ensnaring scientists in a catch-22. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Despite the downward pressure on cost of cyber attacks, the sector continues to grow, as more companies treat cyber security incidents as a top priority.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Initial Russian gains occurred primarily in the early months of the war, with Ukrainian counteroffensives regaining significant areas in Kharkiv and Kherson provinces.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Counterattacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattacks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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